Monthly Archives: January 2010
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 15:19 GMT
Microsoft: Xbox 360 will be an “active participant” with cloud services
Microsoft’s Neil Thompson has weighed-in on cloud-based entertainment services, saying Xbox 360 will be “in the mix and active participants” should the industry become all things streaming.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: cloud, gaiaki, Neil Thompson, onlive, ps cloud, streaming services
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 14:41 GMT
Rumour: The Code Monkeys suffering lay-offs [Update]
More bad news for the British development community. Following news yesterday of Rebellion Derby sailing into rough weather, we’ve just been told by a solid source that veteran Yorkshire studio The Code Monkeys has made most – if not all – staff redundant.
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Posted in: Development, Hot, Rumour, UK
Tags: lay-offs, the code monkeys
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 13:55 GMT
Modern Warfare 2 makes $1 billion since launch, says Activision
Madness.
Activision has announced that Modern Warfare 2 has grossed over $1 billion since its launch back in November.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: infinity ward, modern warfare 2
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 13:24 GMT
Modern Warfare 2 is best-selling UK game of 2009, says ELSPA
ELSPA’s confirmed that Modern Warfare 2 was the best-selling game of 2009, followed by FIFA 10 and Wii Sports Resort.
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 12:39 GMT
Armored Core 5 gets early Famitsu reveal
Famitsu (via Kotaku) has the first shots and info of From Software’s Armored Core 5 in its new issue.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Armored Core 5, From Software
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 12:04 GMT
SCEA to offer alternative Heavy Rain boxart
SCEA’s confirmed on the US PS Blog that anyone displeased with US Heavy Rain box-art can print out the EU cover as an alternative.
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Posted in: Action, America, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: heavy rain, quantic dream
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 11:36 GMT
Cut FFXIII content was enough for separate game, says Square Enix
Final Fantasy XIII art director Isamu Kamikokuryou has told an unnamed Japanese publication – we assume it’s Famitsu – that there was so much content cut from the project, the team could have made a separate game from it.
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, RPG, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: final fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Issmu Kamikokuryou
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 10:20 GMT
SCEE: GT5 EU date “in due course,” JP delay “only applicable for the Japanese market”
SCEE has told VG247 the Gran Turismo 5 delay announced this morning is “only applicable for the Japanese market.”
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Posted in: Hot, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, Polyphony Digital
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 09:46 GMT
US GoW III listed as March 16, UK date in “next few weeks”
Gamestop’s now listing God of War III as a March 16 release, and it sounds as though the European date isn’t far behind.
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 09:22 GMT
Quantic Dream “will definitely experiment” with PS Motion Controller “in the near future”
Quantic Dream boss David Cage has said the studio up for a bit of PS3 Motion Controller action.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: david cage, heavy rain, PlayStation Motion Controller, quantic dream
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 09:13 GMT
Tekken 6 getting online co-op next week
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Posted in: Fighter, Namco Bandai, PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: co-op, Scenario Campaign, tekken 6
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 08:53 GMT
Capcom developing Natal game based on old franchise
Capcom’s Christian Svensson has told G4 the the company is working on a Natal game based on an existing IP.
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Posted in: Capcom, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: christian svensson, project natal
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 08:48 GMT
Pachter: PS3 and 360 hardware to get price cuts this summer
Wedbush Morgan’s Michael Pachter’s predicted that both 360 and PS3 will get further price cuts this year.
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Posted in: Hot, Microsoft, PS3, Sony, Xbox 360
Tags: michael pachter, price cut, wedbush morgan
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 08:24 GMT
Gran Turismo 5 delayed in Japan
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Posted in: Hot, Japan, PS3, Racing, Sony
Tags: gran turismo 5, Polyphony Digital, slip
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 07:30 GMT
Netflix confirmed for US Wii this spring
Netflix and Nintendo will today announce a spring release for the former’s video service on Wii, the NYT’s reporting.
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Posted in: America, Hot, Nintendo, Wii
Tags: netflix, nintendo of america, Reed Hastings, reggie fils-aime
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 | 22:58 GMT
NPD: 90% of game sales during Q3 2009 happened at retail
The NPD Group has revealed that 90 percent of all new and used console sales, add-ons, song packs and rentals were made from physical retail or rental services during the third-quarter of 2009.
Ace Attorney 5 in the works, original trilogy getting HD brush up